Lesi sihloko sivele ekuqaleni ku- Iwebhusayithi ye-Al Jazeera America, kanye nalokhu Indaba ye-TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGQaF7-63iM,
Bheka futhi lo mbiko owengeziwe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a11epOpRmBY
Inhlangano yesimanje yamalungelo ezitabane yazalwa ngoJuni 28, 1969, eStonewall Inn, kuChristopher Street eWest Village eNew York City. Kwaqubuka ukuphikiswa ngesikhathi amaphoyisa egasela umphakathi wezitabane, futhi izibhelu zaqhubeka izinsuku ezimbalwa. Abaholi abaningi ababalulekile kwakungabesifazane abashintsha ubulili, njenge USylvia Rivera, owayeqale ubushoshovu bakhe phakathi nenhlangano elwela amalungelo abantu ngeminyaka yawo-1950 futhi waqhubeka kwaze kwaba sekufeni kwakhe ngo-2002.
Eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-40 kamuva, ngisho nasendaweni okwase kuyisikhathi eside ibhekwa njengendawo yokukhosela yabantu abathandanayo abathandanayo, abathandana nobulili obubili, kanye nabashintsha ubulili (LGBT), abantu abaningi be-LGBT basahlalele ovalweni lodlame lwamaphoyisa.
UMitchyll Mora, isishoshovu esincane, uthe amaphoyisa amhlukumeza ngokugqoka okowesifazane, nabangani bakhe ngokungangeni ezindimeni zobulili eziwumngcingo.
โUChristopher Street uyindawo eyingqophamlando, futhi bekulokhu kuyisiphephelo sabantu abampofu, ikakhulukazi intsha yemibala. Kodwa ngokukhula, kube namaphoyisa anolaka lapha, futhi lokho kuyinto esabisa ngempela,โ kusho uMora. โKuyesabeka uma kuthathwa izindawo eziphephile kithina.โ
Akukhona nje eNew York City. Ucwaningo lwe-2012 [PDF] ye-National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs ithole ukuthi abantu abashintsha ubulili kulo lonke elase-US babhekana nodlame lwamaphoyisa oluphindwe kathathu kunalabo abangashintshi ubulili. Lezo zinombolo ziphakeme nakakhulu kubantu abashintsha ubulili bebala. Ngisho nalapho abantu abashintsha ubulili beyizisulu zobugebengu obunenzondo, abangamaphesenti angu-48 babika ukuthi bathola ukuphathwa kabi emaphoyiseni lapho beyofuna usizo.
U-Andrea Ritchie, ummeli ogxile ekuziphatheni kabi kwamaphoyisa, usitshele ukuthi abomthetho babona izindima zobulili zamaphoyisa njengengxenye yomsebenzi wabo.
โNgicabanga ukuthi abantu abaningi bajwayelene nokucwangciswa kwezinhlanga,โ wasitshela. โKodwa ngicabanga ukuthi abantu abajwayelene kakhulu nokuthi ubulili bubaluleke kangakanani emaphoyiseni e-United States. Lokho kuhlanganisa okulindelekile endleleni abesifazane okufanele babukeke ngayo, indlela amadoda okufanele abukeke ngayo, indlela abesifazane okufanele baziphathe ngayo nendlela amadoda okufanele aziphathe ngayo.โ
Lapho abantu bebukeka noma benza izinto ezingathi sรญna noma bengavumelani nobulili, uthe, amaphoyisa โavame ukufunda lokho njengokuphazamiseka futhi avame ukubona lowo muntu njengomuntu ongahlelekile vele, njengoba esevele esolisa, njengoba esevele ethanda udlame.โ
UDean Spade, ummeli kanye nomsunguli we USylvia Rivera Law Project, isikhungo somthetho wobumpofu esimele abantu abashintsha ubulili, siyavuma. "Lokho kuyingxenye yalokho umsebenzi wamaphoyisa - yilolu hlobo lwezinsolo ezijwayelekile," esho. โIngabe kukhona okungahambi kahle? Futhi abantu be-transgender bavame ukuba yinto ebukeka ingekho endaweni. โ
Ama-Transgender aseMelika maningi amathuba okuba bampofu futhi bangabi namakhaya, ngenxa yokubandlululwa emisebenzini, ezindlini nasekufinyeleleni ezinsizeni zezenhlalakahle.
โUma uhlupheka futhi ungakwazi ukufinyelela kulezo zinto, maningi amathuba okuthi uhlupheke futhi ube semgwaqeni okukubeka endleleni yamaphoyisa,โ kusho uSpade.
Kubantu baseMelika abashintsha ubulili, lo mjikelezo wobumpofu, ukungabi namakhaya kanye nejele ingaqala kusenesikhathi, njengoba abaningi benqatshwa imikhaya yabo besebasha, futhi bagcina sebekhuliswa yizingane okungebona kuzo kanye nohlelo lwezobulungisa lwezingane. "Lezo zinhlelo ziyizibikezelo zezinhlelo zokujezisa abantu abadala," kusho u-Spade. โAke sithi i-trans girl isencane ibekwe eqenjini labafana ekhaya, izizwa ingaphephile lapho. Uyahamba, ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukuthi uhlala emgwaqeni, enza noma yini angayenza ukuze adlule. Ube esengena ohlelweni lwezobulungiswa bobugebengu.โ
Imithetho eminingi yobugebengu obunenzondo ingase ibonakale njengendlela yokuvikela kangcono abantu baseMelika abashintsha ubulili. Kodwa abameli baveza ukuthi udlame olubhekene nemiphakathi eminingi lusezandleni zamaphoyisa uqobo. โNgakho-ke umbono wokuthi ukwandisa amandla aleso simiso sokujezisa kuzosisindisa ngandlela thize uyingozi ngempela,โ kuchaza u-Spade.
Izinhlangano ezikhuthazayo zisebenzela ukushintsha ukucwaswa abantu be-LGBT ababhekana nakho. Iqembu TransJustice, ngokwesibonelo, iqeqesha abantu baseNew York abashintsha ubulili ngamalungelo abo lapho bexhumana namaphoyisa.
Kodwa akuwona kuphela amaphoyisa anezimo zengqondo ezilimaza umphakathi we-LGBT, abameli basitshele. Abezindaba banecala nabo. Isibonelo esisodwa abameli abasinikeza kwakuyindaba yeNew Jersey Four.
Ngo-2006, iqeqebana lamalesbians amnyama avela eNew Jersey laboshwa ngokugwaza indoda ku-Sixth Avenue eWest Village.
Laba besifazane bathi owesilisa, u-Dwayne Buckle, wenza izenzo zocansi ezingcolile abazenqaba, emtshela ukuthi bangamalesbians. Bephendula bathi, wabakhafulela wazama ukuminyanisa abesifazane ababili. Kwasuka impi, uBuckle wagwazwa ezivikela. UBuckle uphikisene ngokuthi wakhuluma amazwi abonisa ukuqoma ngesikhathi abesifazane bedlula, base bemhlasela, ngaphandle kokucasuka.
"Amaphoyisa aphendule endaweni yesigameko futhi afunda laba besifazane njengabantu abasinde ekuhlaselweni okunodlame, kodwa njengabaphehli bodlame," kusho uRitchie etshela i-America Tonight. โLokhu kwakungenxa yokuthi babebancane, ngoba babemnyama, ngoba babengavumelani nobulili.โ
Ngo-2007, abesifazane abane elahlwe yicala lokushaya izigelekeqe. Ngonyaka olandelayo, amabili kulawo macala achithwa.
Sikhulume namalungu amabili eJersey Four, uPatreese Johnson, owadonsa cishe iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ejele, kanye noRenata Hill, owalahlwa yicala lokushaya. Uma ngibheka laba besifazane, kwakunzima ukucabanga ngezigwebo ezinzima ababezitholile. U-Patreese ungaphansi kwamamitha amahlanu ubude kubonakala sengathi usongela. Bachaza ngohlelo lwezomthetho olunqwabelene kubo kusukela ekuqaleni. Bathe amaphoyisa avele azibiza ngezigebengu, iphephandaba lababiza โamalesbians abulalayo,โ I-Fox News yababiza ngokuthi yiqembu lezigilamkhuba, futhi umshushisi wababiza ngezilwane.
โManje leli yiqembu lamantombazane angakaze abe nomlando wobugebengu,โ kusho uHill. โUbani owayesesikoleni nasekolishi, esebenza, nomndeni, sinezindlu zethu, yonke into. Futhi akukho okwakhulunywa ngakho.โ
Ayikho intatheli eyazama ukuxhumana nabameli babo ukuzama ukuthola udaba lwabo, ngokusho kukaJohnson. "Into ababenayo yayingahlangene nemibono emibikweni yamaphoyisa," esho. "Asikho nesisodwa isitatimende sethu esake sacatshangelwa, ngakho-ke satholakala sinecala ngokuzenzekelayo kuyo yonke imithombo yezindaba."
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